The Aurora University men's lacrosse team defeated Concordia University Chicago in a Midwest Lacrosse Conference math on Tuesday afternoon.
GAME INFORMATION -
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 36, Concordia University Chicago 1
RECORDS: Aurora University 14-1, 6-0 MLC; Concordia University Chicago 0-12, 0-6 MLC
LOCATION: Concordia Stadium - River Forest, Illinois
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SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack:
Jason Koziol
Attack:
Bailey Smith
Attack:
Trevor McNamara
Midfield:
Sam Hiss
Midfield:
Corey Segall
Midfield:
Joe Ebel
Defense:
Sean Arfsten
Defense:
Bryce Wallgard
Defense:
Chad Ronk
Goalie:
Tyler Lombardi
HOW IT HAPPENED
AU jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first 4:02 of the game with goals from
Bailey Smith (2),
Joe Ebel and
Trevor McNamara.
CUC scored what would be their only goal of the game and AU led 4-1.
Three goals from
Jason Koziol and two more from
Bailey Smith finished the first quarter and AU led 9-1.
AU out scored CUC 15-0 in the second quarter and led 24-1 going into halftime.
As AU played all of their travel party and a running clock in the second-half, the Spartans scored six third quarter goals and six more in the fourth quarter.
FOR THE SPARTANS
17 Spartans tallied a point with 35 players seeing game action.
Bailey Smith led 13 Spartan goal scorers with nine goals on 21 shots. He also had two assists.
Trevor McNamara had three goals and six assists.
Jason Koziol had six goals and two assists.
Tanner Lerdahl had four goals and two assists.
Casey Pettine had a goal and three assists.
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Bailey Smith (11),
Trevor McNamara (9),
Jason Koziol (8) and
Tanner Lerdahl (6)
Goals:
Bailey Smith (9),
Jason Koziol (6) and
Tanner Lerdahl (4)
Assists:
Trevor McNamara (6) and
Casey Pettine (3)
Ground balls: Ryan Griffin (11),
Matt Smidlein and
Corey Segall (8)
Caused Turnovers: JK Torres (2)
Face offs:
Corey Segall (13-of-13),
Ryan Griffin (12-of-14) and
Matt Smidlein (10-of-13)
Saves:
Joe Artiste (2),
Tyler Lombardi and
Brian Richter (1)
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UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on
Saturday, April 22 when they travel to Gross Pointe Farms, Michigan. AU takes on Wittenberg University with game time is set for 1:00 p.m. (EST).